News from 2007


19 December 2007

"Dome shape" design for new national stadium, say Singaporeans

SINGAPORE — More than one quarter (31%) of Singaporeans said they prefer a stadium shaped like a dome while 22% of...   read »




14 December 2007

Synovate Mail Monitor shows credit card terms improve, more fixed rate offers

NEW YORK — Terms for new credit cards have improved in response to the cut in the Prime Rate according to the latest data...   read »




13 December 2007

Synovate study predicts which consumer electronics will be under Christmas trees in the US this year

CHICAGO — As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, new study results by global market research firm Synovate...   read »




Synovate Healthcare opens for business in Canada

TORONTO — Synovate Healthcare, the healthcare arm of international market research agency Synovate, has extended its...   read »




11 December 2007

Synovate acquires Retail Specialist SPSL

LONDON — Leading global market research firm Synovate today announced the acquisition of SPSL, Europe's leading provider...   read »




Synovate Appoints new UK Financial Services Sector Head

LONDON — Global market research company Synovate has announced the appointment of Tony Smith as Head of its Financial...   read »




30 November 2007

Synovate survey on the Olympic Games... Greatest show on earth or five-ringed circus?

HONG KONG — With the countdown clock in Tiananmen Square registering just over 250 days to go, the eyes of the world are...   read »




29 November 2007

Credit card issuers continue mailing to high risk households

NEW YORK — Credit card mail volume in the US remained stable during 3rd quarter 2007 as issuers continued mailing credit...   read »




Stewart named new head of global business planning for Synovate

SYDNEY — Global market intelligence firm Synovate today announced that CEO for Australia and New Zealand, Brent Stewart,...   read »




27 November 2007

Synovate Malaysia expands senior leadership team

KUALA LUMPUR — Global market research company Synovate today announced the appointment of Mr. Ehtasham Uddin as Director,...   read »




23 November 2007

Synovate announces new Consumer Goods sector & Qualitative Research lead

LONDON — Leading global market research firm Synovate has announced the appointment of John Coll as Head of Synovate UK's...   read »




19 November 2007

Survey shows effective call centres are key to winning and keeping Thai customers

BANGKOK — Seventy three percent of Thai customers are willing to do more business with a company if they had a great call...   read »




2 November 2007

Affluent Thais more aware of out-of-home advertising

BANGKOK — Affluent Thais are highly aware of Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising, with over 90 percent having seen various types...   read »




Synovate Expands Footprint in Australia and New Zealand with Research Solutions Deal

AUCKLAND — Leading global market research firm Synovate today announced its acquisition of Research Solutions, one of New...   read »




30 October 2007

An Inconvenient Light: New survey shows eight in 10 Americans switch off to conserve energy

CHICAGO — When it comes to buying and living green, do Americans put their money where their mouth is? A new survey by...   read »




12 October 2007

US credit card mail offers expected to reach 5.3 billion in 2007

Synovate Mail Monitor predicts slight dip in overall volume, increased response rates   read »




11 October 2007

Synovate Appoints Global Qualitative Leaders

LONDON — Global market research company Synovate has announced three key leadership appointments to its Qualitative...   read »




5 October 2007

Synovate Healthcare launches New Syndicated Service: The Key Relationships Trackers

LONDON — Synovate Healthcare, the healthcare arm of international market research firm Synovate, has announced the launch...   read »




4 October 2007

Synovate and Jan Callebaut part ways

ANTWERP — Global market research agency Synovate and Jan Callebaut, former CEO of Synovate Censydiam who has served as a...   read »




Synovate PAX media survey shows non-traditional television platforms are taking hold across Asia Pacific

SINGAPORE — Synovate, a leading global market intelligence firm, today released results from its PAX media survey showing...   read »




2 October 2007

Synovate PAX reveals new affluent consumer audiences across Asia

HONG KONG — Synovate, a leading global market intelligence company, today shed new light on consumers across Asia Pacific,...   read »




Hong Kong's wealthy sharpen their focus on assets and investment... at the expense of shopping

HONG KONG — a leading global market intelligence company, today released the 2007 Synovate PAX media survey results,...   read »




27 September 2007

Synovate Censydiam goes interactive

ANTWERP — Synovate Censydiam, the global leader in using psychodynamics to understand consumer motivations, has launched...   read »




25 September 2007

US consumers turning to credit cards to bail them out

Synovate Mail Monitor shows access to revolving credit at all time high   read »




24 September 2007

Synovate expands in Spain by acquiring Metra Seis

LONDON — Synovate, the market research arm of Aegis Group plc, announced today that it has acquired Metra Seis, the...   read »




21 September 2007

Smokers and non-smokers agree: Bans are okay in public places

Smokers also willing to pay price for tobacco-friendly flights   read »




11 September 2007

Affluent Thai women in control of their lives – and their family's purse strings

The Synovate Affluent Thai Woman report reveals the spending patterns, lifestyles and attitudes of wealthy Thai women

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5 September 2007

Synovate Healthcare launches first Oncology Monitor in India

LONDON — Synovate Healthcare, the healthcare arm of international market research agency, Synovate, today announced the...   read »




30 August 2007

New study shows Americans' blogging behaviour

According to a recent Synovate/Marketing Daily survey, 8 out of 10 Americans know what a blog is and almost half have visited...   read »




27 August 2007

Synovate announces Canadian Financial Service Excellence Awards for 2007

TD takes top honours in most areas while RBC scores a breakthrough

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Synovate Appoints Managing Director for Milan

ROME — Global market research company Synovate today announced the appointment of Fabrizio Giordano as Managing Director...   read »




24 August 2007

Asia's Top 1000 brands for 2007 unveiled

HONG KONG — Leading media, advertising and marketing publication Media magazine, together with regional brand consultancy...   read »




23 August 2007

Synovate Motoresearch adds new account service leadership in the US

DETROIT — Synovate Motoresearch, the specialist automotive practice of top ten global market research firm Synovate, today...   read »




17 August 2007

Synovate appoints Patrick Glydon as Chief Financial Officer

LONDON — INTERNATIONAL market research firm, Synovate, today announced the appointment of Patrick Glydon as its new Global...   read »




14 August 2007

Synovate announces leadership changes in CEEME

NICOSIA — Global market research company Synovate today announced that Nicos Rossides, CEO for Central/Eastern Europe and...   read »




13 August 2007

Synovate re-appoints Andrew Davidson to lead Mail Monitor® service in the US

NEW YORK — Andrew Davidson has been re-appointed Vice President of Competitive Tracking Services for Synovate's Financial...   read »




7 August 2007

Synovate Healthcare introduces Launch Uptake Normative Database

LONDON — Synovate Healthcare the healthcare arm of international research agency, Synovate – has announced the...   read »




31 July 2007

Synovate promotes Mary Beth Lake to MarketQuest CEO

CHICAGO — Global market research company Synovate has announced the promotion of Mary Beth Lake to MarketQuest CEO. Mar...   read »




30 July 2007

Synovate Healthcare opens for business in Turkey

LONDON — Synovate Healthcare, the healthcare arm of international market research agency Synovate, has extended its global...   read »




26 July 2007

Synovate PAX reveals media habits, attitudes and lifestyle of Latin America's top tier consumers

MIAMI — Synovate, a leading global market research company, today released data from its inaugural PAX Latin America...   read »




Synovate PAX shows how affluent Argentineans live, spend and play

BUENOS AIRES — Synovate, a leading global market research company, today released data from its inaugural PAX survey of...   read »




Synovate PAX shows how affluent Brazilians live, spend and play

SAO PAULO — Synovate, a leading global market research company, today released data from its inaugural PAX survey of...   read »




Synovate PAX shows how affluent Mexicans live, spend and play

MEXICO CITY — Synovate, a leading global market research company, today released data from its inaugural PAX survey of...   read »




Synovate PAX results show media reach across Latin America

MIAMI — Synovate, a leading global market research company, today released data from its inaugural PAX Latin America Media...   read »




Synovate PAX results show media reach in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES — Synovate, a leading global market research company, today released data from its inaugural PAX Latin...   read »




Synovate PAX results show media reach in Brazil

SAO PAULO — Synovate, a leading global market research company, today released data from its inaugural PAX Latin America...   read »




Synovate PAX results show media reach in Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Synovate, a leading global market research company, today released data from its inaugural PAX Latin America...   read »




Senior level hiring at Synovate India

INDIA — Global market research company Synovate today announced the appointment of senior market research professionals in...   read »




18 July 2007

Synovate sharpens its focus on dynamic Asian region

HONG KONG — Leading global market research company Synovate today announced a new organisational structure for its Asian...   read »




KyungEun Chang promoted to Managing Director for Synovate Korea

HONG KONG — Leading global market research company Synovate today announced the promotion of Mrs KyungEun Chang to...   read »




11 July 2007

Synovate survey shows grappling with gratuities is tipping consumers over the edge

HONG KONG — Forty five percent of consumers globally often feel pressured to leave a tip when they don't want to and close...   read »




5 July 2007

Synovate Healthcare launches Psychoses Therapy Monitor Online

LONDON — Synovate Healthcare, the healthcare arm of international market research firm, Synovate – has announced the...   read »




Synovate promotes Michelle Norman to UK CEO

LONDON — International market research firm Synovate has announced the promotion of Michelle Norman to CEO of its UK...   read »




28 June 2007

Synovate PAX reveals in-flight readership and entertainment habits of affluent Asian travellers

HONG KONG — Leading global research company Synovate, today released results from its first Synovate PAX in-flight survey...   read »




27 June 2007

Synovate Healthcare launches Diabetes Therapy Monitor in China

Synovate Healthcare — the healthcare arm of global research agency, Synovate – has announced the launch of the...   read »




20 June 2007

Synovate appoints head of Qualitative in Spain

MADRID — Global market research company Synovate today announced the appointment of Marina Navarro as Head of Qualitative...   read »




17 June 2007

Synovate appoints new Managing Director for Gulf

DUBAI — Global market research company Synovate today announced the appointment of Andreas Zachariou as Managing Director...   read »




13 June 2007

Synovate appoints new Managing Directors for France

PARIS — Global market research company Synovate today announced the appointment of Thierry Pailleux and Georges Guelfand...   read »




8 June 2007

Synovate uncovers purchasing habits of Malaysians

Many consumers prepared to pay extra for quality, don't have time to shop and a large percentage stick with well-known brands   read »




4 June 2007

Tune in, or miss out: Synovate UK launches media research offering

LONDON — Synovate UK has announced the launch of a media research offering from its motivational research practice,...   read »




1 June 2007

Synovate appoints Managing Director, Qualitative, Italy

Global market research company, Synovate, today announced the appointment of Rossana Dell'Isola as Managing Director for...   read »




Synovate appoints COO for Southern Europe

Global market research company, Synovate, today announced the appointment of Finn Raben as COO for Southern Europe. Raben...   read »




31 May 2007

Synovate launches new market potential solutions

CHICAGO — Synovate has introduced a leading-edge suite of models and simulators for quantifying the market potential of a...   read »




Synovate launches weekly Hong Kong AsiaBUS service

HONG KONG — Leading global market research company Synovate today announced the launch of a weekly Hong Kong omnibus...   read »




30 May 2007

Survey reveals the music trends rocking young urban Asian consumers

HONG KONG — Convenience, convergence and growth opportunities from connecting with consumers are the three big trends...   read »




Music Matters – Music piracy fact sheet

HONG KONG — Music piracy remains an ongoing problem in Asia according to the Branded, MTV and Synovate Music Matters...   read »




Music Matters – Music in China fact sheet

HONG KONG — Chinese music consumers are leading Asia when it comes to the use of digital music technology according to the...   read »




Music Matters – Music in India fact sheet

HONG KONG — Indians are the most passionate, television-driven music consumers in Asia according to the Branded, MTV and...   read »




22 May 2007

The new price of shopper loyalty

NEW YORK — American shoppers require that products be on sale in the grocery aisle – not only when they're trying a...   read »




18 May 2007

Synovate Taiwan appoints new Research Director

TAIWAN — Synovate, a leading global market intelligence company, recently announced the appointment of Ms. Ruth Yu as...   read »




3 May 2007

Synovate Motoresearch survey reveals Asian views of alternatively fuelled 'green' machines

HONG KONG — Over 80% of Asian car consumers are aware of some form of alternatively fuelled vehicle, with Toyota and Honda...   read »




19 April 2007

Synovate Strikes Global Panel Partnership with GMI

Global market research firm expands access to on-demand consumer and specialty panels in more than 50 markets   read »




12 April 2007

Media surveys to uncover habits of elite digital consumers

HONG KONG / AMSTERDAM — Global market research company Synovate, today announced its two major regional media surveys...   read »




11 April 2007

Synovate appoints Executive Vice President of Consumer & Business Insights in the US

NEW YORK — Synovate, a top ten global market research company, announced the addition of Mark Berry as Executive Vice...   read »




10 April 2007

Battle of the brands for emerging market hearts

CHICAGO — While almost 60 percent of consumers in emerging market countries would buy a local brand over an international...   read »




4 April 2007

Synovate expands into New Zealand

WELLINGTON — Leading global market research company, Synovate, has launched a full service market research and strategy...   read »




3 April 2007

Rob Myers appointed Managing Director of Synovate Canada

TORONTO — Synovate, a top ten global market research company, announced the appointment of Rob Myers as Managing Director...   read »




Synovate Singapore strengthens market position with new senior appointments

SINGAPORE — Synovate, a leading global market intelligence company, recently announced new senior appointments to its...   read »




Man-made or heaven sent? BBC World and Synovate unveil global attitudes to climate change

LONDON — International market research firm Synovate, today announces the key findings of its first global opinion survey...   read »




2 April 2007

Gold awards to top manufacturers

Results of the Synovate Quality Awards 2007   read »




27 March 2007

Synovate Media Atlas reveals new Hong Kong media audiences

HONG KONG — Synovate, a leading global market intelligence company, today shed new light on the media consumption,...   read »




16 March 2007

New offices and senior appointments for Synovate China

HONG KONG — Leading global market research company Synovate today announced its continued expansion in China with the...   read »




12 March 2007

New survey shows up to 3.5 million Canadian homeowners plan to renovate or remodel during 2007

TORONTO — Over one in four (27 percent) of all Canadian households say they plan to do some home renovation and/or...   read »




8 March 2007

Teaching children financial responsibility

NICOSIA — The vast majority of American parents expect their children to do chores for their pocket money, while more than...   read »




5 March 2007

Hyundai launches Synovate's NADA-24 survey to help dealers win customer loyalty

Hyundai Motor America launched a new customer survey initiative today called Hyundai Voice of the Customer to help dealers...   read »




27 February 2007

Synovate survey shows Hongkongers 'indifferent' to handover anniversary

HONG KONG — The majority of Hong Kong residents are indifferent towards the ten year anniversary of the Hong Kong handover...   read »




12 February 2007

BBC World and Synovate launch global survey partnership

LONDON — International market research firm Synovate, today announced details of its new global survey partnership with...   read »




8 February 2007

Synovate Healthcare opens for business in Germany

LONDON — Synovate Healthcare, the healthcare arm of leading global research agency, Synovate, has announced the launch of...   read »




Ignacio Galceran promoted to CEO for Synovate in Latin America

MIAMI — Synovate, a top ten global market research company, announced the promotion of Ignacio Galceran to CEO of Latin...   read »




Synovate strengthens Asia Pacific media research business

HONG KONG — Leading global market research company Synovate today announced the appointment of Susanna Lam to Associate...   read »




7 February 2007

Leisure time: clean living youth shun new technology

Today's youth: a technologically savvy, iPod generation obsessed with appearance and partying? Or a clean living, yet inactive...   read »




5 February 2007

BBC World and CNN Worldwide sign up for Synovate PAX Latin America

MIAMI — BBC World, CNN International and CNN en Español have signed up for the launch of PAX Latin America,...   read »




2 February 2007

Canada's Electronics Market: MP3 Players Soar While Digital Cameras Soften

TORONTO — MP3 Players led the home electronics category in unit and dollar volume growth in Canada during 2006, according...   read »




31 January 2007

Desperately seeking love online

Twenty nine percent of the French and 21 percent of Filipinos have used the internet to find love, but over one third of people...   read »




30 January 2007

Synovate further strengthens its position in the Netherlands with Interview-NSS

LONDON — Synovate, the market research arm of Aegis Group plc, announced today that it has acquired Interview-NSS, The...   read »




3 January 2007

Synovate survey shows Hong Kong's housework gender gap

HONG KONG — The majority of both women and men in Hong Kong agree that women do most of the work around the home, but both...   read »